Crochet Colorful Christmas Baubles: Free Pattern for Four Variations ✨
· Paula Matos
As the days get shorter, the more colorful things can get on your crochet hook! Christmas is still a little way off, but now is the perfect time to relax and crochet some little favorites for the tree. A few beautiful yarn scraps, a cup of tea, and the anticipation begins.
For the first post in my new shop blog, I want to give you a gift: my crochet pattern for colorful Christmas baubles. This design has been with me since 2012. Now you can find the revised pattern here as a free PDF, available in German and English.
Four variations for your Christmas tree
Do you like little bobbles, wavy waves, or a shell stitch? In this pattern, you can try all three. There is also a teardrop-shaped variation with bobbles that adds a beautiful accent among the round baubles.
For the three round models, the first nine rounds are the same. So you can start crocheting and then decide which stitch your bauble will have.
Christmas in your favorite colors
It doesn't always have to be red and gold. Combine your favorite colors: cheerfully colorful, delicate in pastels, or very calm in a few coordinated shades. Even smaller scraps of cotton yarn find a nice place here.
The baubles are stuffed with polyester fiberfill. You don't need a glass ornament inside. This creates lightweight ornaments that won't shatter like glass Christmas tree decorations if one accidentally falls.
The crocheted baubles also look lovely on a branch, as a gift tag, or as a small present.
What you need for crocheting
Prepare mercerized cotton yarn or suitable yarn scraps (such as Catania, Catona, Capri, Cotton Quick), a 2.5 or 3 mm crochet hook, polyester fiberfill, and a ribbon for hanging. A stitch marker is also helpful.
I usually crochet the baubles with a 2.5 mm hook so that the stitches are nice and tight and the polyester fiberfill doesn't show through.
The pattern guides you through each model with many step-by-step photos. A little crochet experience is helpful. The teardrop shape is more challenging than the round baubles and is therefore not my first recommendation for your very first crochet attempt.
Your free download
Make yourself comfortable, choose your favorite colors, and crochet a little piece of Christmas anticipation.
Here you can download the complete pattern with all four variations for free:
I wish you lots of fun crocheting!
Your Paula